• thallamabond@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    You know what, you’re worth it.

    I don’t think YOU are full of shit, I think the green party, at least at the presidential level, is FULL OFF CRUD. They are not on the ballot in over 30 states. There are many parts of the green partys platform that I like, but they simply do not exist at a local level.

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      4 months ago

      Thanks for clearing that up.

      I agree, the Green Party has a long way to go. But I think one reason for that is the two main political parties have a stranglehold on politics. They don’t want Americans to have more choices.

      In my opinion, the one thing Democrats and Republicans do agree on is keeping third parties out.

      And many people just go along with it. I mean, just look at this thread.

      All I did was share a news article about the Green Party, and you can see the reactions—people assuming I’m voting for Trump or claiming Jill Stein is a Russian pawn. It’s just anger. Real anger.

      Until more people stand up against the bullying and peer pressure to vote for the main two parties, we’ll stay stuck in this cycle.

      For the record, there are local candidates who have won office.

      The Green Party has to keep pushing. They have to keep trying to be accepted.

      Otherwise, it’ll always be Democrats vs. Republicans. And that might happen anyway.

      But I’m doing my part. I’m voting for what I believe in.

      I’m not tied to the Green Party. If the Democrats or even Republicans had a candidate I believed in, I’d vote for them.

      I’m really just an Independent who’s fed up with a two-party system. The Green Party is closest to what I believe in. And they ARE on the ballot in my state.

      Sorry for the long response. Brevity isn’t my strong suit.